India, Nov. 6 -- India pacer Gurnoor Brar has said pulling his length back after conceding a six in his first over helped him reap rich dividends against New Zealand in the first ODI here.

Brar was summoned by skipper Shubman Gill in the 13th over at Eden Park, but the gangling pacer gave away 13 runs in the first over, including a six by Tim Seifert.

But the 6'5 fast bowler soon adjusted his length and had his revenge, dismissing Seifert with a snorter outside the off-stump in the 15th over.

The Kiwi batter could only slice it to substitute fielder Ruturaj Gaikwad at mid-on.

"The six I conceded off my first over was on a slightly fuller delivery. So, my thought process was to pull the length back to make it harder to hit over square ...